Weekly Legal Updates (01st Nov-07th Nov Nov 2019)

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Updated : Nov 11, 2019, 13:38

By : Surajit Bhaduri

Dear Students,

In this post, we have covered the Legal updates of the first week of November (1st - 7th November) Weekly Legal Updates" series aims to provide important legal events and developments. These updates will help aspirants appearing for Law Entrance Exams.

Justice Rajendra Menon, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal.

He had retired from his post as Delhi High Court Chief Justice May this year.

In August 2018, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.

About Armed Forces Tribunal Act

The Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 was passed by the Parliament which led to the formation of Armed Forces Tribunal.

AFT is empowered to adjudicate disputes and complaints with respect to the commission, appointments, enrolments and conditions of service in respect of persons subject to the Army Act, 1950, The Navy Act, 1957 and the Air Force Act, 1950.

2.Delhi High Court orders Judicial Enquiry on Tis Hazari Violence

Delhi High Court orders Judicial Enquiry on Tis Hazari Violence after a scuffle broke out between lawyers and police personnel at Delhi's Tis Hazari Court Complex which resulted in one lawyer being injured, the Delhi High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the said violence.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and C Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court has ordered an inquiry into the violent clashes between lawyers and Delhi Police personnel under the aegis of former Delhi High Court Judge, JusticeS.P. Garg.

The Court further directed the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Director, Vigilance and the Director, Intelligence Bureau or any other superior officer appointed by them to assist Justice Garg.

3. Supreme Court rejects Nitish Katara Killer's Parole Plea

The Supreme Court has rejected the plea by Vikas Yadav, convicted in the Nitish Katara murder case, seeking his release from prison.

The Supreme Court in 2016 sentenced Vikas Yadav to 25 years Rigorous Imprisonment. Nitish Katara was kidnapped and murdered in 2002 by Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal Yadav since Nitish Katara was in a relationship with Vikas Yadav’s sister.

The Court has described the said murder as an "honour killing".

4. Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew has have been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.

Justice Thangkhiew will take over as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court following the transfer of Chief Justice A K Mittal to Madhya Pradesh High Court.

5. Supreme Court holds an emergency hearing on Delhi air pollution

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra andDeepak Gupta of the Supreme Court issued directions to tackle air pollution in Delhi NCR. The court has summoned the Chief Secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to explain to the Court as to why the authorities failed in curbing instances of crop burning.

The Court has directed all construction and demolition activities in Delhi NCR to be stopped. Furthermore, all coal-based industries are directed to stop all activity until further orders.

6. 9-judge bench rejects plea to review a ruling that gave birth to Collegium

A nine Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition seeking review of the 1993 judgment in ‘Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association vs. Union of India’ commonly known as the Second Judges Case which had introduced the Collegium system of appointing judges to the Higher Judiciary.